http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480 Sound Off for July 1, 2007 Batch Data Processor | Saturday, Jun 30 2007 6:20 PM Last Updated: Saturday, Jun 30 2007 6:23 PM Reader: By printing a recent Associated Press story, The Californian has participated in a great distortion. The story in question, published in Thursday's edition, quotes Ann Coulter as wishing John Edwards would be killed in a terrorist attack. The truth is Ms. Coulter never said that. What she did was compare reaction to some of her recent comments to those of Bill Maher who did state that if an attack on Dick Cheney had been successful, the world would be better off. There was no outcry over Mr. Maher's comments. Ms. Coulter then said, and I quote directly &quot;So I've learned my lesson. If I'm going to say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination.&quot; The context obviously changes the entire meaning of the statement. However, the author of the story never mentions that and probably never even checked into it. The Californian, meanwhile, blindly prints the story without verifying its accuracy. It is no wonder so many people are flocking to other sources of information besides newspapers. When newspapers return to reporting news rather than hyping non-stories, circulation may once again increase. That is unless their credibility is so tarnished it can never recover. -- Wil Bergen Jenner: Not so fast. The AP story did not include Coulter's reference to Bill Maher's comments about Cheney. I agree that it should have. But Maher's statements about Cheney weren't funny in the first place. And they certainly did provoke a significant outcry at the time he made them. Further, how do Maher's comments excuse Coulter's remarks about Edwards? Do two wrongs make a right? Her statements were no more funny or appropriate. The story we published Thursday was about how the Edwards campaign is responding to -- and even capitalizing on -- Coulter's comments. It was not the most momentous story in the paper, but it's hard to see how you can call it a &quot;non-story.&quot; Reader: Your story about Tuesday's accident at 18th and H streets left me wondering. Information regarding the accident is attributed to a person named &quot;Pflugh.&quot; He or she is not previously identified. Is this the person who e-mailed Californian staffers with identities of your employees or a police officer? I have found this kind of editorial oversight to be far too consistent. If you want to be recognized as other than a so-so local daily blab you should make a better effort to eliminate the type of error reflected in this article. -- Mac Anderson Jenner: The person referred to is Bakersfield police Sgt. Matt Pflugh. Certainly the story shouldn't have made it to print without his first name and rank. We will strive to eliminate errors such as this. We want to be known as a great local daily blab, not one that is simply &quot;so-so.&quot; Reader: I just read that &quot;despite their calls, the number of complaints convinces me that our research was correct.&quot; What research are you talking about? Jenner, you are a liar! There is no research. What did you research? The people of The Californian. No, my friend, you are a liar and you just made a big mistake and you compound your mistake to add insult on the injury. On the weekends you decided that nobody wants to watch TV until 7 p.m. That's both Saturday and Sunday. Don't you realize that we want to know what's going on Saturday from 9 a.m. on and Sunday from 9 a.m. on? No, Jenner, you are a liar and I'm very disappointed in you and The Californian. -- Bill Kingsley Jenner: The research was done by American Opinion Research of Princeton, N.J. That company has used a combination of telephone interviews and mail surveys to conduct multiple readership studies for us since 2000. Every time this organization has surveyed readers we insisted that they ask about the TV section. And every year, fewer readers have said they depend on the section. As I've said, we know it's terribly important to a small segment of our readers. I believe we've heard from most of those readers in the two weeks since we discontinued the weekly section. Despite their heartfelt entreaties, we don't plan to reinstate the weekly section. I'm truly sorry we disappointed you -- but I wasn't lying about the research. Sound Off for July 1, 2007 Batch Data Processor | Saturday, Jun 30 2007 6:20 PM Last Updated: Saturday, Jun 30 2007 6:23 PM Reader: By printing a recent Associated Press story, The Californian has participated in a great distortion. The story in question, published in Thursday's edition, quotes Ann Coulter as wishing John Edwards would be killed in a terrorist attack. The truth is Ms. Coulter never said that. What she did was compare reaction to some of her recent comments to those of Bill Maher who did state that if an attack on Dick Cheney had been successful, the world would be better off. There was no outcry over Mr. Maher's comments. Ms. Coulter then said, and I quote directly &quot;So I've learned my lesson. If I'm going to say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination.&quot; The context obviously changes the entire meaning of the statement. However, the author of the story never mentions that and probably never even checked into it. The Californian, meanwhile, blindly prints the story without verifying its accuracy. It is no wonder so many people are flocking to other sources of information besides newspapers. When newspapers return to reporting news rather than hyping non-stories, circulation may once again increase. That is unless their credibility is so tarnished it can never recover. -- Wil Bergen Jenner: Not so fast. The AP story did not include Coulter's reference to Bill Maher's comments about Cheney. I agree that it should have. But Maher's statements about Cheney weren't funny in the first place. And they certainly did provoke a significant outcry at the time he made them. Further, how do Maher's comments excuse Coulter's remarks about Edwards? Do two wrongs make a right? Her statements were no more funny or appropriate. The story we published Thursday was about how the Edwards campaign is responding to -- and even capitalizing on -- Coulter's comments. It was not the most momentous story in the paper, but it's hard to see how you can call it a &quot;non-story.&quot; Reader: Your story about Tuesday's accident at 18th and H streets left me wondering. Information regarding the accident is attributed to a person named &quot;Pflugh.&quot; He or she is not previously identified. Is this the person who e-mailed Californian staffers with identities of your employees or a police officer? I have found this kind of editorial oversight to be far too consistent. If you want to be recognized as other than a so-so local daily blab you should make a better effort to eliminate the type of error reflected in this article. -- Mac Anderson Jenner: The person referred to is Bakersfield police Sgt. Matt Pflugh. Certainly the story shouldn't have made it to print without his first name and rank. We will strive to eliminate errors such as this. We want to be known as a great local daily blab, not one that is simply &quot;so-so.&quot; Reader: I just read that &quot;despite their calls, the number of complaints convinces me that our research was correct.&quot; What research are you talking about? Jenner, you are a liar! There is no research. What did you research? The people of The Californian. No, my friend, you are a liar and you just made a big mistake and you compound your mistake to add insult on the injury. On the weekends you decided that nobody wants to watch TV until 7 p.m. That's both Saturday and Sunday. Don't you realize that we want to know what's going on Saturday from 9 a.m. on and Sunday from 9 a.m. on? No, Jenner, you are a liar and I'm very disappointed in you and The Californian. -- Bill Kingsley Jenner: The research was done by American Opinion Research of Princeton, N.J. That company has used a combination of telephone interviews and mail surveys to conduct multiple readership studies for us since 2000. Every time this organization has surveyed readers we insisted that they ask about the TV section. And every year, fewer readers have said they depend on the section. As I've said, we know it's terribly important to a small segment of our readers. I believe we've heard from most of those readers in the two weeks since we discontinued the weekly section. Despite their heartfelt entreaties, we don't plan to reinstate the weekly section. I'm truly sorry we disappointed you -- but I wasn't lying about the research. en-us Whether or not your biased opinion of Maher's joke was funny or not, he's considered a comedian. The guy has played in comedy houses, and is partially known for his stand-up. It's OK for him to make jokes even if they are mildly offensive. Ann Coltier is not a comedian, and is barely considered a writer. When she says the same thing, it's not a joke, especially because she's actually serious. She is a hateful attention starved person that hates everything this country stands for. I feel sorry for her. The less attention she gets the more she lashes out at undeserving people. She brings nothing but hatred and division to the political discussion. Kind of like some of the nasty trolls around here that are just looking to insult others and start arguments and name calling sessions rather than discuss anything of importance. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111759 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111759 Whether or not your biased opinion of Maher's joke was funny or not, he's considered a comedian. The guy has played in comedy houses, and is partially known for his stand-up. It's OK for him to make jokes even if they are mildly offensive. Ann Coltier is not a comedian, and is barely considered a writer. When she says the same thing, it's not a joke, especially because she's actually serious. She is a hateful attention starved person that hates everything this country stands for. I feel sorry for her. The less attention she gets the more she lashes out at undeserving people. She brings nothing but hatred and division to the political discussion. Kind of like some of the nasty trolls around here that are just looking to insult others and start arguments and name calling sessions rather than discuss anything of importance. <p>Ann Coulter is obviously off her medication again, why do these &quot;news&quot; programs have her on anyway? who is she? all she does is spew hate filled craziness. why does this woman warrant so much t.v.&nbsp;air-time and space in the newspapers?&nbsp;i notice she is never quoted saying anything remotely sane, she is just a publicity hound.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111764 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111764 <p>Ann Coulter is obviously off her medication again, why do these &quot;news&quot; programs have her on anyway? who is she? all she does is spew hate filled craziness. why does this woman warrant so much t.v.&nbsp;air-time and space in the newspapers?&nbsp;i notice she is never quoted saying anything remotely sane, she is just a publicity hound.</p> Here's Coulter's entire quotation, <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200706280005">in context</a>:<br /> <br /> <blockquote> <p>CHRIS CUOMO (co-host): Some tough words for you by the three top candidates in response to what you had said. Some were calling it a homosexual slur, you said it was a taunt. They all came out when you were talking about John Edwards and said, &quot;This was wrong. We must deny it.&quot; Fair criticism of you or a shift towards the tolerant among the GOP?</p> <p>COULTER: No, no. There were -- I was denounced all over. All over. I think the one that hurt the most was from I'mALittleGirlInAPinkPartyDress.com.</p> <p>CUOMO: Why?</p> <p>COULTER: Very upsetting.</p> <p>CUOMO: You --</p> <p>COULTER: Though about the same time, Bill Maher said -- and by the way, I did not call John Edwards the F-word. I said I couldn't talk about him because you go into rehab for using that word.</p> <p>CUOMO: You say you were joking.</p> <p>COULTER: About the same -- oh yeah. I wouldn't insult gays by comparing them to John Edwards. Now, that would be mean. But about the same time, you know, Bill Maher was not joking and saying he wished Dick Cheney had been killed in a terrorist attack. So I've learned my lesson. <strong>If I'm gonna say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination plot.</strong></p> </blockquote> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111767 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111767 Here's Coulter's entire quotation, <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200706280005">in context</a>:<br /> <br /> <blockquote> <p>CHRIS CUOMO (co-host): Some tough words for you by the three top candidates in response to what you had said. Some were calling it a homosexual slur, you said it was a taunt. They all came out when you were talking about John Edwards and said, &quot;This was wrong. We must deny it.&quot; Fair criticism of you or a shift towards the tolerant among the GOP?</p> <p>COULTER: No, no. There were -- I was denounced all over. All over. I think the one that hurt the most was from I'mALittleGirlInAPinkPartyDress.com.</p> <p>CUOMO: Why?</p> <p>COULTER: Very upsetting.</p> <p>CUOMO: You --</p> <p>COULTER: Though about the same time, Bill Maher said -- and by the way, I did not call John Edwards the F-word. I said I couldn't talk about him because you go into rehab for using that word.</p> <p>CUOMO: You say you were joking.</p> <p>COULTER: About the same -- oh yeah. I wouldn't insult gays by comparing them to John Edwards. Now, that would be mean. But about the same time, you know, Bill Maher was not joking and saying he wished Dick Cheney had been killed in a terrorist attack. So I've learned my lesson. <strong>If I'm gonna say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination plot.</strong></p> </blockquote> In order to put Coulter's writing &quot;in context&quot; the Californian would have had to contract with a septic-tank-pumping service. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111768 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111768 In order to put Coulter's writing &quot;in context&quot; the Californian would have had to contract with a septic-tank-pumping service. Hardball is one of those opinion shows that everyone thinks is actual news. Where they make some wild accusation and put a question mark at the end so they can get a way with it.<br /> <br /> Does the Californian make the newspaper out of sludge from LA?<br /> <br /> You heard it here folks. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111769 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111769 Hardball is one of those opinion shows that everyone thinks is actual news. Where they make some wild accusation and put a question mark at the end so they can get a way with it.<br /> <br /> Does the Californian make the newspaper out of sludge from LA?<br /> <br /> You heard it here folks. And, of course, Maher's entire quotation, <a href="http://newsbusters.org/node/11169">in context</a>:<br /> <br /> <blockquote dir="ltr"><blockquote dir="ltr"> <p>Maher: What about the people who got onto the Huffington Post &ndash; and these weren&rsquo;t even the bloggers, these were just the comments section &ndash; who said they, they expressed regret that the attack on Dick Cheney failed. </p> <p>Joe Scarborough: Right.</p> <p>Maher: Now&hellip;</p> <p>John Ridley: More than regret.</p> <p>Maher: Well, what did they say?</p> <p>Ridley: They said &ldquo;We wish he would die.&rdquo; I mean, it was (?) hate language.</p> <p>Barney Frank: They said the bomb was wasted. (laughter and applause)</p> <p>Maher: <strong>That&rsquo;s a funny joke</strong>. But, seriously, if this isn&rsquo;t China, shouldn&rsquo;t you be able to say that? Why did Arianna Huffington, my girlfriend, I love her, but why did she take that off right away? </p> </blockquote> <p><em>After some discussion about why Huffington should or shouldn&rsquo;t have taken these comments down, the following occurred:</em></p> <p><br /> Ridley: It&rsquo;s one thing to say you hate Dick Cheney, which applies to his politics. It&rsquo;s another thing to say, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry he didn&rsquo;t die in an explosion.&quot; And I think, you know&hellip;</p> <p>Maher: But you should be able to say it. And by the way...</p> <p>Frank: Excuse me, Bill, but can I ask you a question? Do you decide what the topics are for this show?</p> <p>Maher: Yeah, I decide the topics, they don&rsquo;t go there. </p> <p>Frank: But you exercise control over the show the way that she does over her blog.</p> <p>Maher: <strong>But I have zero doubt that if Dick Cheney was not in power, people wouldn&rsquo;t be dying needlessly tomorrow</strong>. (applause)</p> <p>Scarborough: If someone on this panel said that they wished that Dick Cheney had been blown up, and you didn&rsquo;t say&hellip;</p> <p>Frank: I think he did.</p> <p>Scarborough: Okay. Did you say&hellip;</p> <p>Maher: No, no. I quoted that. </p> <p>Frank: You don&rsquo;t believe that?</p> <p>Maher: <strong>I&rsquo;m just saying if he did die, other people, more people would live. That&rsquo;s a fact</strong>. </p> </blockquote> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111773 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111773 And, of course, Maher's entire quotation, <a href="http://newsbusters.org/node/11169">in context</a>:<br /> <br /> <blockquote dir="ltr"><blockquote dir="ltr"> <p>Maher: What about the people who got onto the Huffington Post &ndash; and these weren&rsquo;t even the bloggers, these were just the comments section &ndash; who said they, they expressed regret that the attack on Dick Cheney failed. </p> <p>Joe Scarborough: Right.</p> <p>Maher: Now&hellip;</p> <p>John Ridley: More than regret.</p> <p>Maher: Well, what did they say?</p> <p>Ridley: They said &ldquo;We wish he would die.&rdquo; I mean, it was (?) hate language.</p> <p>Barney Frank: They said the bomb was wasted. (laughter and applause)</p> <p>Maher: <strong>That&rsquo;s a funny joke</strong>. But, seriously, if this isn&rsquo;t China, shouldn&rsquo;t you be able to say that? Why did Arianna Huffington, my girlfriend, I love her, but why did she take that off right away? </p> </blockquote> <p><em>After some discussion about why Huffington should or shouldn&rsquo;t have taken these comments down, the following occurred:</em></p> <p><br /> Ridley: It&rsquo;s one thing to say you hate Dick Cheney, which applies to his politics. It&rsquo;s another thing to say, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry he didn&rsquo;t die in an explosion.&quot; And I think, you know&hellip;</p> <p>Maher: But you should be able to say it. And by the way...</p> <p>Frank: Excuse me, Bill, but can I ask you a question? Do you decide what the topics are for this show?</p> <p>Maher: Yeah, I decide the topics, they don&rsquo;t go there. </p> <p>Frank: But you exercise control over the show the way that she does over her blog.</p> <p>Maher: <strong>But I have zero doubt that if Dick Cheney was not in power, people wouldn&rsquo;t be dying needlessly tomorrow</strong>. (applause)</p> <p>Scarborough: If someone on this panel said that they wished that Dick Cheney had been blown up, and you didn&rsquo;t say&hellip;</p> <p>Frank: I think he did.</p> <p>Scarborough: Okay. Did you say&hellip;</p> <p>Maher: No, no. I quoted that. </p> <p>Frank: You don&rsquo;t believe that?</p> <p>Maher: <strong>I&rsquo;m just saying if he did die, other people, more people would live. That&rsquo;s a fact</strong>. </p> </blockquote> So to sum up, Maher was talking about bloggers commenting on the bombing attempt on Cheney, and making an observation that Cheney's actions have directly and indirectly cost people their lives. Maher was not making a joke, and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-maher/what-i-didnt-say_b_42687.html">has never claimed otherwise</a>. He <u>never</u> said he wished Cheney was killed. (&quot;<em>Don't get me wrong: I've never joined the Dick Cheney Fan Club. But what I said Friday -- and what I believe -- is that the Vice President has presided over a bungled execution of a war in which thousands of our bravest continue to die. And I believe that were he not in power, our troops would likely come home sooner. But I don't wish him dead.</em>&quot;)<br /> <br /> Coulter is making a &quot;joke&quot; by taking Maher's comment out of context and directing it against someone who's actions have in no discernable manner cost people their lives. Then someone comments that her quotation was taken out of context.<br /> <br /> Irony much?<br /> <br /> The fact that the writer claims that the newspaper is hyping &quot;non-stories&quot; while defending Coulter (the queen of distraction and ad homonym attacks)&nbsp;is just the icing on the cake. The delicious, sweet, irony cake. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111783 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111783 So to sum up, Maher was talking about bloggers commenting on the bombing attempt on Cheney, and making an observation that Cheney's actions have directly and indirectly cost people their lives. Maher was not making a joke, and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-maher/what-i-didnt-say_b_42687.html">has never claimed otherwise</a>. He <u>never</u> said he wished Cheney was killed. (&quot;<em>Don't get me wrong: I've never joined the Dick Cheney Fan Club. But what I said Friday -- and what I believe -- is that the Vice President has presided over a bungled execution of a war in which thousands of our bravest continue to die. And I believe that were he not in power, our troops would likely come home sooner. But I don't wish him dead.</em>&quot;)<br /> <br /> Coulter is making a &quot;joke&quot; by taking Maher's comment out of context and directing it against someone who's actions have in no discernable manner cost people their lives. Then someone comments that her quotation was taken out of context.<br /> <br /> Irony much?<br /> <br /> The fact that the writer claims that the newspaper is hyping &quot;non-stories&quot; while defending Coulter (the queen of distraction and ad homonym attacks)&nbsp;is just the icing on the cake. The delicious, sweet, irony cake. <p><font color="#ff0000">why do these &quot;news&quot; programs have her on anyway?</font></p> <p>Because people are sick of hearing about Paris Hilton and they need a new dumb blonde to fill the airways.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111820 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111820 <p><font color="#ff0000">why do these &quot;news&quot; programs have her on anyway?</font></p> <p>Because people are sick of hearing about Paris Hilton and they need a new dumb blonde to fill the airways.</p> Mattloch, that "cake" has the distinct smell of astroturf to me... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111821 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111821 Mattloch, that "cake" has the distinct smell of astroturf to me... <p>This guy has the right idea:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font color="#0000ff">Bill,<br /> <br /> Next time just call Cheney a faggot, for some reason that word is not the least bit offensive and considered a perfectly appropriate name for politicians according to the right wingers.</font></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111822 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111822 <p>This guy has the right idea:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font color="#0000ff">Bill,<br /> <br /> Next time just call Cheney a faggot, for some reason that word is not the least bit offensive and considered a perfectly appropriate name for politicians according to the right wingers.</font></p> <font size="2">Mattloch~Thank you for posting that.I really think annie is dangerous~I even said &quot;Give me a shovel,I feel a mercy killin coming on&quot;.Me the princess of nice...it was tasteless, and a joke.But she can make&nbsp;me crazy real quick with her &quot;sarcasm&quot; that is just thinly veiled hate..and not even that really.I do not believe she has enough substance in her to hold a real opinion about anything.</font> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111824 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111824 <font size="2">Mattloch~Thank you for posting that.I really think annie is dangerous~I even said &quot;Give me a shovel,I feel a mercy killin coming on&quot;.Me the princess of nice...it was tasteless, and a joke.But she can make&nbsp;me crazy real quick with her &quot;sarcasm&quot; that is just thinly veiled hate..and not even that really.I do not believe she has enough substance in her to hold a real opinion about anything.</font> <p>Actually, Annie serves a <em>very</em> useful purpose -- helping us distinguish&nbsp;the good-hearted conservatives with character&nbsp;apart from&nbsp;the deeply&nbsp;malicious, conscienceless&nbsp;ones.</p> <p>The deeply&nbsp;malicious ones are the ones who defend her at all costs.&nbsp; We owe it to her for making the separation of wheat from chaff a much easier task.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111848 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111848 <p>Actually, Annie serves a <em>very</em> useful purpose -- helping us distinguish&nbsp;the good-hearted conservatives with character&nbsp;apart from&nbsp;the deeply&nbsp;malicious, conscienceless&nbsp;ones.</p> <p>The deeply&nbsp;malicious ones are the ones who defend her at all costs.&nbsp; We owe it to her for making the separation of wheat from chaff a much easier task.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Hardliner, by that rule of thumb are there any &quot;good-herted conservatives with character&quot; hosting cable-news shows these days? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111849 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111849 Hardliner, by that rule of thumb are there any &quot;good-herted conservatives with character&quot; hosting cable-news shows these days? <p>I don't know.&nbsp; I seem to remember Joe Scarborough frowning on it.</p> <p>But I see your point.&nbsp; A <em>decent</em> conservative -- let alone a liberal or libertarian -- has a much tougher time getting and keeping a job in the national opinion media.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111851 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111851 <p>I don't know.&nbsp; I seem to remember Joe Scarborough frowning on it.</p> <p>But I see your point.&nbsp; A <em>decent</em> conservative -- let alone a liberal or libertarian -- has a much tougher time getting and keeping a job in the national opinion media.</p> <p>Slight change of subject:</p> <p>It's nice to see that Hugh Hewitt, himself a far-righter, <a href="http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/g/4358f1f6-2a20-42a9-ba23-bda2d69af0ef">holds a very low opinion</a> of Dinesh D'Souza's latest hate-spewing.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111852 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111852 <p>Slight change of subject:</p> <p>It's nice to see that Hugh Hewitt, himself a far-righter, <a href="http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/g/4358f1f6-2a20-42a9-ba23-bda2d69af0ef">holds a very low opinion</a> of Dinesh D'Souza's latest hate-spewing.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Why cant they just put Ann Coulter back working on the street corner like they found her.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111853 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111853 <p>Why cant they just put Ann Coulter back working on the street corner like they found her.</p> sfinboston,<br /> <br /> So now you're calling Ann Coulter a cheap whore?<br /> <br /> Whoops.<br /> <br /> My bad, you never said cheap. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111855 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111855 sfinboston,<br /> <br /> So now you're calling Ann Coulter a cheap whore?<br /> <br /> Whoops.<br /> <br /> My bad, you never said cheap. <p>Hardliner, I don't read that into Hewitt's column at all.&nbsp; What he's saying (IMHO) is that yes, we need to hate teh gay and the liberal Hollywood elite are despicable slime (but gimme that blockbuster summer movie anyway) *BUT* just agreeing with the Islamoramofascists won't keep them from killing us all.&nbsp; Oh, and their idea of America is decades out of date, from the Good Old Days when gays and nigras and wimmin knew their place, dammit.&nbsp; Hewitt doesn't need the threat of Islamaramadingding to hate libruls, he's got his own reasons.&nbsp; </p> <p>.</p> <p>Sure, he throws a bone towards unity--but that's because the country *IS* unified.&nbsp; He's just on the wrong side.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111857 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111857 <p>Hardliner, I don't read that into Hewitt's column at all.&nbsp; What he's saying (IMHO) is that yes, we need to hate teh gay and the liberal Hollywood elite are despicable slime (but gimme that blockbuster summer movie anyway) *BUT* just agreeing with the Islamoramofascists won't keep them from killing us all.&nbsp; Oh, and their idea of America is decades out of date, from the Good Old Days when gays and nigras and wimmin knew their place, dammit.&nbsp; Hewitt doesn't need the threat of Islamaramadingding to hate libruls, he's got his own reasons.&nbsp; </p> <p>.</p> <p>Sure, he throws a bone towards unity--but that's because the country *IS* unified.&nbsp; He's just on the wrong side.</p> <p>Random, you're forgetting that to wander just a step or two off the thin red line of opinion conformity risks being labeled a traitor.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111859 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111859 <p>Random, you're forgetting that to wander just a step or two off the thin red line of opinion conformity risks being labeled a traitor.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> I'm with Hardliner on this one..... she has her own purpose. I just wish more people took her with a grain of salt. Or a shaker of salt....<br /> <br /> Did anyone else catch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0mxZD4p8qk">her confrontation with Elizabeth Edwards</a>? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111860 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111860 I'm with Hardliner on this one..... she has her own purpose. I just wish more people took her with a grain of salt. Or a shaker of salt....<br /> <br /> Did anyone else catch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0mxZD4p8qk">her confrontation with Elizabeth Edwards</a>? <strong>Steve</strong>, did the paper report about the investigation into Coulter's voting fraud, and the FBI investigation into abuse of power and intimidation that <a href="http://www.newshounds.us/2007/05/12/ann_coulter_pulls_strings_to_weasel_out_of_voter_fraud_charges.php">caused the charges to be dropped</a>? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111862 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111862 <strong>Steve</strong>, did the paper report about the investigation into Coulter's voting fraud, and the FBI investigation into abuse of power and intimidation that <a href="http://www.newshounds.us/2007/05/12/ann_coulter_pulls_strings_to_weasel_out_of_voter_fraud_charges.php">caused the charges to be dropped</a>? Mattloch, I think you meant<br /> <br /> Did anyone else catch <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0mxZD4p8qk">her getting pwn3d by Elizabeth Edwards</a>?<br /> <br /> There, fixed it for ya.&nbsp; ( ;<br /> <br /> (I couldn't figure out how to do the strikethrough) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111863 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111863 Mattloch, I think you meant<br /> <br /> Did anyone else catch <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0mxZD4p8qk">her getting pwn3d by Elizabeth Edwards</a>?<br /> <br /> There, fixed it for ya.&nbsp; ( ;<br /> <br /> (I couldn't figure out how to do the strikethrough) <strong>Pete</strong>, I have to cut-and-paste back and forth from a word processing program to get that. (A pulldown menu of font options would be a nice tool to have. Anyone want to suggest it in the weekly fix blog?)<br /> <br /> Thanks for the fix, though.<br /> <br /> Coulter has no business complaining about personal attacks by &quot;the left&quot; or anyone else. Hypocrisy FTW. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111864 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111864 <strong>Pete</strong>, I have to cut-and-paste back and forth from a word processing program to get that. (A pulldown menu of font options would be a nice tool to have. Anyone want to suggest it in the weekly fix blog?)<br /> <br /> Thanks for the fix, though.<br /> <br /> Coulter has no business complaining about personal attacks by &quot;the left&quot; or anyone else. Hypocrisy FTW. <p>Matt and Pete, just for you (heh), we'll add a strikethru to the RTE, next to bold, italicize and underline.&nbsp; (Don't ask me when, though, but we'll do it.)</p> <p>But re: your suggestion, the RTE does have 6 fonts in a pull-down menu, plus a size menu and a format menu, plus a color palette and the aforementioned styles (bold etc.).&nbsp; What else did you want?&nbsp; :)</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111901 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111901 <p>Matt and Pete, just for you (heh), we'll add a strikethru to the RTE, next to bold, italicize and underline.&nbsp; (Don't ask me when, though, but we'll do it.)</p> <p>But re: your suggestion, the RTE does have 6 fonts in a pull-down menu, plus a size menu and a format menu, plus a color palette and the aforementioned styles (bold etc.).&nbsp; What else did you want?&nbsp; :)</p> Right on Jason. You deserve a raise.<br /> <br /> So, when is this happening?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (JK) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111905 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111905 Right on Jason. You deserve a raise.<br /> <br /> So, when is this happening?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (JK) I resent that, Ann Coulter is not cheap! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111922 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111922 I resent that, Ann Coulter is not cheap! <font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Cheep Cheep ~like in chicken headed!</font> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111934 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111934 <font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Cheep Cheep ~like in chicken headed!</font> Jason..while on this topic when will the part be fixed that keeps me from posting without signing in?&nbsp; Email on it's way. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111963 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_111963 Jason..while on this topic when will the part be fixed that keeps me from posting without signing in?&nbsp; Email on it's way. The major difference is that the world really would be a better place if Dick Cheney were killed.  I'm not so certain if the same holds true with John Edwards. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_117536 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soundoff/11480/#c_117536 The major difference is that the world really would be a better place if Dick Cheney were killed.  I'm not so certain if the same holds true with John Edwards.